GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| obscure | dark |
| refrain | curb |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| aria | air |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |